Chana Roth – “Shtil Di Nakht’ (Partisan’s song in Yiddish)
This is a Partisan's song - a partizaner lid - composed by H.Glik and performed in circa mid-60's by Israeli singer Hannah/Chana Roth. SHTIL DI NAKHT in yiddish means "The night is still". From...
Fearing ‘end of world is near,’ Israeli returns stolen 2,000-year-old City of David artifact
An Israeli citizen who fears the world is ending amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic recently returned to Jerusalem’s City of David National Park a 2,000-year-old catapult stone he stole 15 years ago.
“The time has...
A Talmud-based Passover tale for children
The Passover Mouse by Joy Nelkin Wieder, illustrated by Shahar Kober; Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2020;ISBN 9781984-895530; 24 pages including author’s note and glossary; $17.99
Somewhere in Eastern Europe, in a little Jewish village, a...
A Yiddish song of hope during the coronavirus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRIWbcSAHxE
הרבֿ יואל ראָטה איז באַקאַנט דעם חסידישן עולם קודם ווי אַ בראַצלאַווער רבֿ, וואָס פֿירט אָן מיט דער וויליאַמסבורגער ישיבֿה „תּפֿארת התּורה‟. ראָטהס ישיבֿה איז באַרימט ווי אַן אָרט, וווּ בחורים וואָס פּאַסן זיך...
All YIVO online classes are now free of charge
אַלע ייִוואָ־קורסן אויף דער אינטערנעץ זענען איצט בחינם
מחמת אַלע זענען פֿאַרשפּאַרט צוליבן קאָראָנאַווירוס, האָט דער ייִוואָ באַשלאָסן צו אַנולירן דעם שׂכר־לימוד פֿאַר אַלע זײַנע אינטערנעץ־קורסן.
”דער ייִוואָ וויל אונדז דערמוטיקן און צושטעלן קלאַסן און מאַטעריאַלן...
Former leader of Jewish community in Milan, 79, dies from coronavirus
Michele Sciama, former secretary-general of the main Jewish communal-life organization in Milan, Italy, died of the coronavirus on March 16 at the age of 79.
Sciama, who was known by those close to him as...
Dead Sea Scrolls at Museum of Bible in Washington discovered to be forgeries
What was thought to be 16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments housed at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., were discovered to be forgeries following an in-depth investigation, reported National Geographic last week.
“We’re victims—we’re victims of...
Jewish organization applauds Portuguese commemoration of Spanish Inquisition victims
Jewish organization Reconectar applauded the recent passing of a law in the Portuguese Parliament that established March 31 as the official date to commemorate victims of the Inquisition.
Ashley Perry (Perez), president of Reconectar, which...
‘Virtual’ Mega Aliyah Event draws 2,500 participants in face of coronavirus crisis
The annual Mega Aliyah Event, which provides potential new immigrants (olim) with an all-encompassing slate of resources for retirees, young professionals, medical professionals, families and singles, that was set to take place in New...
Jewish organizations rally behind Italian Jews amid coronavirus shutdown
Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in Italy, which has brought the country to a virtual standstill, prominent Jewish organizations continue to engage the Jewish community in the country.
Chairman Isaac Herzog and Chairman of Keren...